Definition of around Around

/ɚawˈnd/ - [erawnd] - a•round

We found 18 definitions of around from 6 different sources.

What does around mean?

Adverb
around - in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
around - by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
around - in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"
around - to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

around (adv.)
In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.
around (adv.)
In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town.
around (adv.)
Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place.
around (prep.)
On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.
around (prep.)
From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner.

around
In the immediate neighbourhood of.
around
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; back and forth in.
around
[Said for a quantity (time, size, place, ...) that is given] in a imprecise way but close to the real value.
around
Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve

around
a-rownd′, prep. on all sides of: (Amer.) round about.—adv. on every side: in a circle: (Amer.) round, all about, [a, on, and Round.]